abdomen

     

In vertebrates such as mammals the abomen (belly) constitutes the part of the body between the thorax (chest) and pelvis. The region enclosed by the abdomen is termed the abdominal cavity. In arthropods it is the most distal section of the body which lies behind the thorax or cephalothorax.

Trivia about abdomen

  • A spider's body has 2 main sections: a cephalothorax, which includes the head & thorax, & this
  • Body part that's alphabetically 1st in most dictionaries, though it's near your middle
  • The name of this body section is Latin for "belly"
  • "Breadbasket" is a slang term for this part of the body
  • It's the body cavity containing the stomach, intestines, etc.
  • In mammals it's the section between the pelvis & the thorax

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